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Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... A/C if clinical ... #HIT #Heparin ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
may cause severe clinical ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Hemolysis • Delirium ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : 2 hit mechanism ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... : 33% • Treatment ... #diagnosis #comparison
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... organ damage Clinical ... deficiency) • HIT ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... Clinical Presentation ... Psychiatric symptoms ... vasculitis Treatment ... #Nutrition #Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... : Delirium, confusion ... visual changes, hearing
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment